Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.69% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 2
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 28 '18 at 16:22
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8650U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 68.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
79% 147 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 522
57% 453 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6195
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.69% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 7.16
6% 8.17 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 14.5
8% 9.56 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.69%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Skhynix BC501 NVMe 512GB
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 499 461 532 534 531 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 817
Write 498
Mixed 354
SusWrite 504
121% 543 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 36.6
129% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 32.1
DQ Write 71.2
DQ Mixed 35.5
32% 46.3 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 106%
Great: 162%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.1% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Surface Laptop 2 Builds (Compare 776 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

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